Lithuania hastily evacuates its embassy in China after security threats over Taiwan ties
Published at : December 20, 2021
Lithuania on Wednesday Dec. 15 hastily pulled its diplomats out of China, leaving its embassy closed and empty, citing security concerns over retaliation the Chinese regime could take against the Baltic nation over its growing ties with Taiwan.
In what The Economist called “the worst diplomatic crisis between China and a European state in decades,” Wednesday, December 15, culminated in the withdrawal of 19 embassy staff and dependents in what had been an escalation of intimidation and pressure against Lithuania by the Chinese regime for allowing Taiwan to open a representative office in Vilnius, its capital.
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In what The Economist called “the worst diplomatic crisis between China and a European state in decades,” Wednesday, December 15, culminated in the withdrawal of 19 embassy staff and dependents in what had been an escalation of intimidation and pressure against Lithuania by the Chinese regime for allowing Taiwan to open a representative office in Vilnius, its capital.
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